Roger II

/ (ˈrɒdʒə) /

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noun

1095–1154, Norman king of Siciliy (1130–54). His court was an intellectual centre for Muslim and Christian scholars

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Leo II, pope, died; an able and resolute pontiff; established the kiss of peace at the mass, and the use of holy water.
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